Angled surgical introducer

A kit comprising instructions and a surgical introducer for positioning a urethral sling comprising:

• a proximal tip portion and a distal tip portion, wherein each tip portion comprises a T-shaped slot configured to receive a suture loop;
• a base portion comprising exactly one angle at approximately the midpoint of the introducer, wherein the base portion is between the proximal tip portion and the distal tip portion, wherein the exactly one angle displaces the proximal tip portion out of a plane parallel with the distal tip portion, wherein the exactly one angle is acute as measured from the horizontal plane parallel with the distal tip portion to the outside of the proximal tip portion, wherein the base portion is wider than the remainder of the introducer, and wherein the width of the introducer is from about ¼ inches to about 1 inch.

A surgical introducer for positioning a urethral sling comprising:

• a proximal tip portion and a distal tip portion, wherein the distal tip portion and the proximal tip portion each comprise a T-shaped slot configured to receive a suture loop and an L-shaped slot configured to receive the suture loop;
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• a substantially tubular base portion comprising exactly one angle at approximately the midpoint of the introducer, wherein the base portion is between the proximal tip portion and the distal tip portion, wherein the exactly one angle displaces the proximal tip portion out of a plane parallel with the distal tip portion, wherein the exactly one angle is approximately between about 15 and about 30 degree as measured from the horizontal plane parallel with the distal tip portion to the outside of the proximal tip portion, wherein the base portion is wider than the remainder of the introducer, wherein the length of the surgical introducer is between about 15 cm to about 25 cm, and wherein the width of the introducer is from about ¼ inches to about 1 inch.